Vidnava

Coordinates: 50°22′12″N 17°11′14″E / 50.37000°N 17.18722°E / 50.37000; 17.18722
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Vidnava
Town
Town square
Town square
Flag of Vidnava
Flag
Coat of arms of Vidnava
Coat of arms
Vidnava is located in Czech Republic
Vidnava
Vidnava
Coordinates: 50°22′12″N 17°11′14″E / 50.37000°N 17.18722°E / 50.37000; 17.18722
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictJeseník
Area
 • Total4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation
233 m (764 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,407
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Postal code
790 55
Websitehttp://www.vidnava.cz

Vidnava (German: Weidenau, Polish: Widnawa) is a town in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It covers an area of 4.25 square kilometres (1.64 sq mi), and has a population of 1,407 (as at 28 August 2006).

Vidnava/Weidenau was, for many prisoners of war, a stopping place on 'The Long March' during the final months of the Second World War in Europe. About 30,000 Allied PoWs were force-marched westward across Poland, Czechoslovakia and Germany in appalling winter conditions, lasting about four months from January to April 1945.[1]

Vidnava lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Jeseník, 87 km (54 mi) north of Olomouc, and 200 km (124 mi) east of Prague.

References

  1. ^ http://www.lamsdorf.com/the-long-march.html

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